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Les Anges gardiens
1995 Action / Comedy
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Credits
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Director: Jean-Marie Poiré
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Script: Christian Clavier, Jean-Marie Poiré
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Photo: Christophe Beaucarne, Christophe Legal, Jean-Yves Le Mener
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Music: Eric Levi
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Cast: Gérard Depardieu (Antoine Carco),
Christian Clavier (Père Hervé
Tarain),
Eva Grimaldi (Regina Podium),
Yves Rénier (Yvon Radmilo),
Frankie Chin (Gangster),
Ysé Tran (Lily Wang),
Anna Gaylor (Mère du Père Hervé Tarain),
Jennifer Herrera (Luna)
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Country: France
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Language: French
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Runtime: 110 min
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Aka: Guardian Angels
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Summary
Antoine Carco, the proprietor of a seedy Parisian night club, travels to Hong Kong to
honour the dying wishes of an old friend. He agrees to take his friend’s young son,
Bao, back to France to stay with his mother, but is more interested in is friend’s $40
million legacy. Realising that he has become the target of Chinese gangsters, Carco
puts Bao in the care of Father Hervé Tarain, a priest who is heading back to France
with a mountain of suitcases and children. Back in Paris, Carco and Tarain are haunted
by their guardian angels, who seem determined to change their lives for the worse...
Review
Director Jean-Marie Poiré followed his hugely successful Les
Visiteurs (1993) with this boisterous action comedy, proving the old adage that
lightning seldom strikes twice in the same spot. Whereas Les Visteurs was
innovative, well-written, well-acted and generally funny, Les Anges gardiens is
a shameless attempt to mimic the tedious action comedies of the American variety.
The film may appeal to children or die-hard fans of Christian Clavier, but who else?
© James Travers 2004
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